This is the first of a series of articles on the physics of martial arts. This first article is on the physics of breaking boards (or bricks or ice blocks). On and off in future releases of this website there will be articles on the physics of other aspects of martial arts. In the movie […]
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Brief Comparison of the Chen and Yang Style Taijiquan
April 2008
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There are five major Taijiquan styles: Chen (陈式), Yang (楊式), Wu (吴式), Sun (孙式), and Wu (武式, a different Chinese character from the other Wu Style). The two most important styles are often considered to be the Chen Style and the Yang Style. The Chen Style was the original Taijiquan style that gave rise directly […]
Taijiquan: An Introductory Oveview
February 2008
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Earlier this month I was invited to give an introductory overview presentation and a demonstration of Taijiquan at a high school in central NJ to help celebrate the Chinese New Year. Below is a slightly modified version of that presentation. Although much of the material in this article is already contained in earlier articles published […]
The Essence of Taijiquan Part 2: Perspective from Taiji Qigong
December 2007
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In the August 2007 release of this website, I wrote the first part of a two-part series on “The Essence of Taijiquan.” That Part 1 article described the “Perspective from Taiji Push Hands.” Part 2 in this release describes the “Perspective from Taiji Qigong.” This article will briefly address the following three questions: What is […]
